Charging Strategies for Electric Vehicles Using a Machine Learning Load Forecasting Approach for Residential Buildings in Canada
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Abstract
The global electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing exponential growth, driven by technological advancements, environmental awareness, and government incentives. As EV adoption accelerates, it introduces opportunities and challenges for power systems worldwide due to the large battery capacity, uncertain charging behaviors of EV users, and seasonal variations. This could result in significant peak–valley differences in load in featured time slots, particularly during winter periods when EVs’ heating systems use increases. This paper proposes three future charging strategies, namely the Overnight, Workplace/Other Charging Sites, and Overnight Workplace/Other Charging Sites, to reduce overall charging in peak periods. The charging strategies are based on predicted load utilizing a hybrid machine learning (ML) approach to reduce overall charging in peak periods. The hybrid ML method combines similar day selection, complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise, and deep neural networks. The dataset utilized in this study was gathered from 1000 EVs across nine provinces in Canada between 2017 and 2019, encompassing charging loads for thirty-five vehicle models, and charging locations and levels. The analysis revealed that the aggregated charging power of EV fleets aligns and overlaps with the peak periods of residential buildings energy consumption. The proposed Overnight Workplace/Other Charging Sites strategy can significantly reduce the Peak-to-Average Ratio (PAR) and energy cost during the day by leveraging predictions made three days in advance. It showed that the PAR values were approximately half those on the predicted load profile (50% and 51%), while charging costs were reduced by 54% and 56% in spring and winter, respectively. The proposed strategies can be implemented using incentive programs to motivate EV owners to charge in the workplace and at home during off-peak times.
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OpenAlex topics: Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure · Advanced Battery Technologies Research · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
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Hybrid Energy Systems, CanmetENERGY Ottawa Research Centre, Natural Resources Canada, 1 Haanel Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 1M1, Canada
Funding
Natural Resources Canada, the Program of Energy Research and Development
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